Wendell Bruce Thomas, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Wendell Bruce Thomas, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1437231297, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 960, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wendell Bruce Thomas
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 960 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 975 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-3393
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-3430
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 975 E 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Wendell Bruce Thomas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 960Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
5,310 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 903 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen459 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen410 claims
- Gabapentin200 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium166 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium151 claims
- Lisinopril145 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $124.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Wendell Bruce Thomas among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
Wendell Bruce Thomas, D.O. is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
112 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 112 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Wendell Bruce Thomas, D.O.'s NPI number?
Wendell Bruce Thomas, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437231297, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wendell Bruce Thomas, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-3393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wendell Bruce Thomas, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 960, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wendell Bruce Thomas, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wendell Bruce Thomas, D.O. had 5,310 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.